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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following do the old boatman and his wife NOT use to try to revive Mary from fainting?
(a) Cold water.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Smelling salts.
(d) A burnt feather.

2. Instead of money, what does Mary offer two sailors as pay?
(a) Her watch.
(b) Her ring.
(c) Her shawl.
(d) Her hat.

3. Who does Mary listen to speaking about Jem's case on her way to Liverpool?
(a) Job and the a lawyer.
(b) Two newspaper reporters.
(c) Two lawyers' clerks.
(d) A pair of gossiping young ladies.

4. What name does Mary call her Aunt Esther by?
(a) Hetty.
(b) Auntie.
(c) Esther.
(d) Aunt.

5. How much money does Job offer Charley to escort Mary home should she show up at the Jones'?
(a) Eight pence.
(b) Six pence.
(c) Twelve pence.
(d) Ten pence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What chore is Mrs. Jones carrying out when Job visits her home?

2. Who does Jem learn is dying in Chapter 33?

3. In Chapter 31, rather than sleep at night, what does Mary do?

4. What does Jem ask his mother for before he returns to Liverpool?

5. What does Mary suffer at the beginning of Chapter 33?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Margaret tell her grandfather that Mary should be the one to search for Will?

2. What is Mary's first thought when she sees her father after returning from Liverpool?

3. Who does Jane blame for Jem's arrest?

4. How does Mary realize that her father is the true murderer?

5. How does Jane Wilson feel about Jem and Mary as a couple?

6. How is Harry Carson murdered and where is the murder weapon found?

7. What does Esther find at the scene of the Carson murder?

8. How has Alice Wilson's stroke affected her, and who cares for her?

9. How do the Sturgis' try to revive Mary when she faints at their house?

10. How does Mary end up going home with one of the sailors?

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